Help!!!

[Gina]

The last week and half Gucci has been itching, I gave her baths and I thought that she was better. Last night she was scratching non stop and I checked the area and she was all red poor baby. This morning I called the vets office and I brought her in.

Well the vet found one flea YES A FLEA!!! I am so grossed out this poor baby.. I have been home since this afternoon throwing out area rugs, cleaning blankets, vacumming you get the picture.. I have meds for her she threw up after I gave her one pill I think because she also had her distemper shot while we were there..

Did any of your dogs ever get them?, do they go away right away, the vet said to vacuum every day for about a month, I have hardwood floors but she sits on my furniture and I have been vacuuming all day. Any suggestions ?? Being she had one is that a good sign ? or to they hide inside the house.....I HATE THIS!!!

[DianaB]

Did you give her Comfortis? If so, then it has to be taken with food. I know that because I've made that mistake with Reuger a couple of times. The medicine will start working pretty quickly and should kill fleas 30 minutes after they have gotten on the dog. Hey, you're in good shape if you only saw one flea!!! My dogs are outside all the time and they are always carrying them in. Thank goodness the Comfortis works!!! Good luck!!!

[gja1000]

You can give her a bath in Dawn dishwashing liquid and it will kill fleas. Be sure to rinse her thoroughly though. I doubt you have fleas in your home, I'd vacuum thoroughly, but I wouldn't vacuum everyday. You have to be really infested with fleas to need to do that and I don't think that is the case. Our boyz get an occasional flea - but I never worry about fleas being in the house - we have leather furniture and wood floors, there's really no place for them to live. I never use any chemical or flea pills - but I know people who do and it works well for them. I just use Dawn when I find a flea.

[Janet]

I know there are fleas in our yard, but none of our 6 have had fleas. I use Revolution for heartworm, fleas and ticks. Never have to worry. I don't think you need to vacuume every day either. I've heard the Dawn dishsoap works well, but have never had fleas to try it.

[Gina]

The vet gave Gucci Capstar one pill yesterday and she is to take another tomorrow. But after I gave her the first she threw up about 20 min. later. I also put frontline on her... Cannot give her a bath for three days. ugh.. Today I started Termaril P I have to give a half tablet in morning and another at night for 4 days. Then I have a smaller dose to follow for the rest. She said this is for the itching and will relieve it...

Gayle I will try the dawn liq. when I can bath her over the weekend. thanks for that info.. Diana I will keep that pill in mind hopefully she doesn't need it again...

Janet count yourself lucky! I am going to vacuum for awhile you don't know me.. I hate anything that crawls.. lol I do have all hardwood floors and ceramic so I am a little relieved to hear this Gayle..

Thanks ladies your the best!!

[paula1961]

Gina I wander if Capstar and the Frontline mixed may have made her sick? Just wandering. I'm assuming the Capstar is for fleas. I've never heard of it, but thank goodness we've never had a problem with them. Like Gayle said, Dawn is supposed to do the trick. My sister uses it on her Yorkie when fleas get on her.

[Gina]

Originally Posted by paula1961

Gina I wander if Capstar and the Frontline mixed may have made her sick? Just wandering. I'm assuming the Capstar is for fleas. I've never heard of it, but thank goodness we've never had a problem with them. Like Gayle said, Dawn is supposed to do the trick. My sister uses it on her Yorkie when fleas get on her.

No Paula good thought but I gave her the pill when we came back from vet. She had her distemper shot and was excited in office.Could have been a combo of her aniexty. The frontline was given to her last night a few hrs. later... I hate giving her all this stuff and I am happy you girls told me about Dawn detergent. Will buy and give her a bath on Sat. then from now on I will bathe her in that. I wouldnt even know she had a flea if it were not for her scratching. Like I mentioned the vet only found one.. thank God..

I am just a city girl who freaks out here in the surburbs lol Thanks for the responses...

[gja1000]

I grew up on the farm, so fleas or anything that crawls doesn't bother me much.

Gary and I had to go to my daughter's last night - there was a tarantula crawling on her driveway in the morning when she went out to take Abigail to school. Abigail ran in the house and got a bug keeper box and caught the tarantula. (yes, she loves bugs, she has a lizard in an aquarium in her room). My daughter took her to school and then called me to say she was nauseated because there was a tarantula sitting on her driveway and I told her she was a WUSS! Then Gary and I had to go over in the evening to take Abigail and the tarantula to the pasture so she could let it go because my daughter wouldn't put it in her car, even in the bug carrier!!! Turns out it wasn't even a big tarantula, it was probably a teenager! My daughter claims that a tarantula chased her in the garden when she was 6 years old. I think her memories are greatly exaggerated!

The only time I have had fleas in the house was when I had two indoor persian cats who never went outside. I guess we brought the fleas in on our pants and the cats got them and they got in the carpet (that we had at the time). We did have to have someone come out and put stuff on the carpet to get rid of the fleas. Now I keep beneficial nematods on the yard and no more fleas!

[Gina]

Gayle I gave Gucci her bath in Dawn this morning.. Poor baby seemed happy in the tub...

Tell you something I don't see any fleas around.. I am still vacuuming to be on the safe side and washing her bedding.. AHHHH Im tired already.. Being I just saw the one flea on her but she had bites can they still be around the house?? I don't see any of that dirt that they drop..

[Janet]

There is a very good chance that she only had the one flea and was allergic to the flea bite. Hope she's doing better now.

[Gina]

Much better thank you Janet.

[judy]

Come over here with all of that energy Gina! You can vacuum your heart out at my house! As long as Gucci is okay!

I have ladybugs clustering in the ceiling corners on my staircase going upstairs.
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Marcia was supposed to come clean on Sunday, but she canceled. She's coming on Friday, so they will just have to hang there and reproduce until she vacuums them down. As long as they don't collect in the nooks on my cathedral ceiling, I'm okay with them. The only bugs that freak me out are roaches and water bugs, and we don't have them here.

[Gina]

JUDY I hate it!! It is only week one and I am with the vacuum cleaner everyday going up and down.. I must admit I am not doing a thorough job as I was earlier in between furniture and what not.. Gucci seems better and I don't see that poo around.. I never did. So I am hoping it was that one flea.. But I shall continue for another few weeks of vacuuming.. UGH! send Marcia over please.. lol

[judy]

Poor Gina

Marcia has this super-vacuum. She runs around here vacuuming everything in sight! She would suck those fleas right up!